DETROIT LAKES, Minn. – In May 2023, Becker County Jail staff members were presented with a patient in cardiac arrest. While we cannot provide more details due to federal patient privacy and confidentiality laws, we can tell you that this team did not freeze.
Utilizing their training and professionalism, these individuals worked together to resuscitate the patient. They did not leave the patient’s side until EMS arrived.
This team saved the patient’s life.
Saving a life is a team effort. To celebrate their actions and recognize all individuals involved, Advanced Correctional Healthcare, Inc. (ACH) presented the Lifesaving Award, an award to honor non-medical first responders, to Sergeant Clayson and Officers Guggenberger, Hoard, Karst, Koppelman, and Stenger. These individuals performed exceptional acts under emergency conditions, and the actions rendered directly resulted in sustaining a human life.
Thank you to this lifesaving team for your commitment to patient health and safety.
Headquartered in Tennessee, Advanced Correctional Healthcare Inc. (ACH) manages contracts for the care of over 34k patients in 370+ correctional facilities across 22 states. ACH is proud to have a 95% client retention rate and a 74% full time employee retention rate. ACH has a reputation for putting patients over profits and doing the right thing. In 2022, at least 56 patient lives were saved. To date in 2023, at least 48 patient lives have been saved. Learn more at: www.advancedch.com